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le·nis I. \ˈlēnə̇s, ˈlān-\ adjective Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, smooth (of breathing, as in Late Latin spiritus lenis), from Latin, soft, smooth, mild — more at lenient of one of two homorganic consonants : produced with more lax articulation and weaker expiration — opposed to fortis < \d\ in doe is lenis, \t\ in toe is fortis > II. noun (plural le·nes \ˈlē(ˌ)nēz, ˈlā(ˌ)nās\) Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, adjective, smooth 1. : a lenis consonant 2. : smooth breathing |